Major League Baseball and NBC Sports Regional Networks announced a new partnership today to stream games direct-to-consumers for three MLB Clubs: Athletics (NBC Sports California), Giants (NBC Sports Bay Area), and Phillies (NBC Sports Philadelphia) ¨C through MLB.TV during the 2025 season. Fans in the Clubs¡¯ home territories can now watch the networks¡¯ game coverage live and on demand with live pre- and post-game shows through the league¡¯s streaming service, which is now entering its 23rd season.
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With the completion of this agreement, 26 of the 30 MLB Clubs now have a DTC streaming option available in market which effectively eliminates local blackouts for their fans. Games appearing on one of MLB¡¯s national partners¡¯ platforms will not be available on MLB.TV.
Packages for the A¡¯s and Giants will be available for a monthly cost of $19.99 and can be bundled with MLB.TV¡¯s out of market games for $39.99 a month. The Phillies package will be available for $24.99 per month and can be bundled with MLB.TV¡¯s out of market package for $44.99 per month.
¡°We are excited to partner with NBC to continue increasing the reach of MLB games for our fans,¡± said Noah Garden, MLB Deputy Commissioner, Business & Media. ¡°We have been hard at work with our Clubs and RSNs to address one of the top issues that baseball fans have had for years, which has been blackouts. This agreement with NBC marks an important step in that effort as we now have nearly 90% of the league with a DTC streaming option available in their market.¡±
There have been 13 new DTC streaming options for MLB Clubs (43% of the league) made available during the offseason. In addition to the A¡¯s, Giants, and Phillies, new offerings for MLB Clubs available for the 2025 season include the Atlanta Braves, Chicago White Sox, Cincinnati Reds, Cleveland Guardians, Los Angeles Angels, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins, New York Mets, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers. Launched in 2024, MLB Network is now also available DTC, which fans can sign up for here.
Last season, MLB.TV set a new high of 14.5 billion minutes watched, a jump of +14% over last year¡¯s previous high mark of 12.7 billion minutes watched.